GANG GUO Croft Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies The University of Mississippi 128 Deupree Hall Department of Political Science The University of Mississippi University, MS 38677-1848 Phone: (662) 915-5419 Fax: (662) 915-7808 E-mail: gg@olemiss.edu http://olemiss.edu/~gg EDUCATION Ph.D., University of Rochester, Political Science, 2002 Dissertation: "Party Recruitment and Political Participation in Mainland China" M.A., University of Rochester, Political Science, 2001 LL.B., Institute of International Relations, International Politics, Beijing, China, 1997 Thesis: "The Korean War's Impact on U.S. Policy toward the Far East" ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Croft Associate Professor, the University of Mississippi, July 2008 to present. CCKF Visiting Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC, June 2008 to July 2008. Croft Assistant Professor, the University of Mississippi, August 2002 to June 2008. Undergraduate and graduate courses taught: East Asian Studies, Quantitative Research Methods, Political Economy of East Asia, Asia in World Affairs, Politics of China, Comparative Political Analysis, Seminar in Comparative Parties and Elections, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Globalization and East Asia, China through the Media Mentor for more than 30 senior theses at the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College Trainee, Harvard University, 2002 National Science Foundation summer institute on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM)
Research Assistant for Professor Curtis Signorino, 2000-2002 Lead programmer of STRAT, a program for analyzing statistical strategic models Research Assistant for Professor Melanie Manion, 1998-2000 Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester, 1998-2002 Graduate and undergraduate courses Researcher, University of Rochester Peter D. Watson Center for Conflict and Cooperation, 2000-2002. Harrott Project on U.S. constitutional amendment, directed by Professor Randall Calvert, 1998. Instructor, China University of Sci-Tech Management and Administration, 1996-1997 Department of Foreign Trade English ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS Guo, Gang. Forthcoming. "Domestic Migration, Benefit Spillovers, and Local Education Spending: Evidence from China 1993-2009." Asia Pacific Journal of Education. Guo, Gang. 2015. "Changes in Political Values in Mainland China since the 1990s: Evidence from Surveys." Chapter 9 in Confucian Culture and Democracy, edited by John Fuh-sheng Hsieh, Pages 197-224. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. Wang, Qinghua and Gang Guo. 2015. "Yu Keping and the Chinese Intellectual Discourse on Good Governance." The China Quarterly, Volume 224, December, Pages 985-1005. Guo, Gang. 2015. Book review: "Lynette H. Ong. Prosper or Perish: Credit and Fiscal Systems in Rural China. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2012, 232p." Journal of Chinese Political Science, Volume 20, Issue 1, March, Pages 91-92. Guo, Gang. 2010. "Environmental Security Concerns and the Three Gorges Reservoir Basin in China." Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS) Issue Brief, January. Guo, Gang. 2010. "Teaching the Silk Road in Comparative Politics." Chapter 5 in Teaching the Silk Road: A Guide for College Teachers, edited by Jacqueline M. Moore and Rebecca Woodward Wendelken, Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, Pages 73-84. Guo, Gang. 2009. "China's Local Political Budget Cycles." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 53, Number 3, July, Pages 621-632.
Guo, Gang. 2008. "Vertical Imbalance and Local Fiscal Discipline in China." Journal of East Asian Studies, Volume 8, Number 1, January-April, Pages 61-88. Guo, Gang. 2007. "Retrospective Economic Accountability Under Authoritarianism: Evidence from China." Political Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Number 3, September, Pages 378-390. Guo, Gang. 2007. "Persistent Inequalities in Funding for Rural Schooling in Contemporary China." Asian Survey, Volume 47, Issue 2 (March/April), Pages 213-230. Guo, Gang. 2007. "Organizational Involvement and Political Participation in China." Comparative Political Studies, Volume 40, Number 4, April, Pages 457-482. Guo, Gang. 2007. "Environmental Security and the Lancang-Mekong River Basin: Conflicting Interests of Stakeholders in China." Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS) Issue Brief, June. Guo, Gang. 2006. "Government Leadership Change and International Negotiations." The Chinese Journal of International Politics, Oxford University Press, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter 2006, pages 139-162. Guo, Gang. 2006. "Decentralized Education Spending and Regional Disparities: Evidence from Chinese Counties 1997-2001." Journal of Chinese Political Science, Volume 11, Issue 2, Fall, Pages 45-60. Guo, Gang. 2005. "Party Recruitment of College Students in China." Journal of Contemporary China, Volume 14, Number 43, May, Pages 371-393. Guo, Gang. 2005. " 政府更替对国际谈判的影响 " (The impact of government change on international negotiation). 国际政治科学 (International Political Science), Beijing, China: Peking University Press, Issue 2, pages 86-107. Guo, Gang. 2004. Book review: "Bruce J. Dickson, Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change." Comparative Political Studies, Volume 37, Number 8, October, pages 986-989. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Guo, Gang. 2014. "Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 6th Asia-Pacific Forum on Economics and Finance, Central University of Finance and Economics, November 28th-29th, Beijing, China. Guo, Gang. 2014. "The Political Cycle of Education Spending in Rural China." Paper presented at the 2014 International Conference on Asia Transforming: Old Values and New Presences, September 19th-20th, Hempstead, NY. Guo, Gang. 2014. "Direct Election of Local Party Secretaries in China: Local Innovation, Factional Politics, or Central Mandate?" Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2-6, Chicago, IL. Wang, Qinghua and Gang Guo. 2014. "Yu Keping and the Intellectual Discourse on 'Moving China Toward Good Governance': Neo-Conservative but Liberal-
Oriented." Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2-6, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2014. "Using International Statistical Data and Excel in Teaching Introduction to International Studies." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference on Teaching and Learning, February 7-9, Philadelphia, PA. Guo, Gang. 2013. "The Politics of Local Spending on Law Enforcement in China." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29th - September 1st, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2013. "Race to the Top or to the Bottom: Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June 12th - 14th, Shanghai, China. Guo, Gang. 2013. "Race to the Top or to the Bottom: Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the Chinese Economists Society Annual Conference, June 8th - 10th, Chengdu, China. Guo, Gang. 2012. "Domestic Migration, Benefit Spillovers, and Local Education Spending: Evidence from China 1993-2009." Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the New York State Economics Association, October 5th - 6th, Farmingdale, NY. Guo, Gang. 2012. "Who Experiments with Local Intra-Party Democracy in China?" Paper presented at the New York Conference on Asian Studies, September 28th - 29th, New Paltz, NY. Guo, Gang. 2012. "The Politics of Local Spending on Law Enforcement in China." Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 30 - September 2, New Orleans, LA. Guo, Gang. 2012. "Who Experiments with Local Intra-Party Democracy in China?" Paper presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2011. "Domestic Migration, Benefit Spillovers, and Local Education Spending: Evidence from China 1993-2009." Paper presented at the International Symposium on the Economics of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, December 17-18, Hong Kong SAR. Guo, Gang. 2011. "Experimenting with Democracy in the Chinese Nomenklatura System." Paper presented at the International Conference "From Revolution to Reforms" at Universidade de São José, July 17, Macao SAR. Guo, Gang. 2011. "Local Law Enforcement Spending in China." Paper presented at the Development Economics Conference at Fudan University, March 26, Shanghai, China. Guo, Gang. 2010. "The Politics of Local Spending on Law Enforcement in China." Paper presented at the 68th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 23, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2009. "Regional Variations in the Effective Tax Burden for Individuals and Businesses in China." Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Western China Development Studies, July 23, Lanzhou, China.
Guo, Gang. 2009. "Globalization, Labor Mobility, and Local Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the International Public Management Newtork Conference, June 23-24, Seoul, South Korea. Guo, Gang. 2008. "Unintended Consequences of Central Assistance to Poor and Minority Areas in China." Paper presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Western China Development Studies, July 22-24, Xi'an, China. Guo, Gang. 2008. "Race to the Top or to the Bottom: Globalization and Local Social Spending in China." Paper presented at the 66th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 3, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2008. "The Political Economy of Local Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association, March 20, San Diego, CA. Guo, Gang. 2007. "Local Political Business Cycle in Contemporary China." Paper presented at the 65th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 14, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2007. "Political Business Cycle in Chinese Counties? Theory and Evidence 1993-2003." Paper presented at the 2007 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association, March 9, Las Vegas, NV. Guo, Gang. 2006. "Experimenting with Democracy in the Chinese Nomenklatura System." Paper presented at the 64th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 22, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2006. "Why Did China Recentralize Rural Education Spending?" Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, April 8, San Francisco, CA. Guo, Gang. 2006. "Does Aid Enlarge Local Governments: Evidence from Mainland China 1997-2003." Paper presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, March 22, San Diego, CA. Guo, Gang. 2006. "The Flypaper Effect: Does 'Money Stick Where It Hits' in Chinese Counties?" Paper presented at the 2006 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association, March 16, Albuquerque, NM. Guo, Gang. 2005. "Vertical Imbalance and Local Fiscal Discipline: The Chinese Experience 1997-2003." Paper presented at the 2005 annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, November 11, Washington, DC. Guo, Gang. 2005. "Leadership Turnover in Chinese Counties: Economic Performance or Political Choice?" Paper presented at the 2005 Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, September 29, Denver, CO. Albritton, Robert B. and Gang Guo. 2005. "The Social Construction of Trust in Government and Government Legitimacy in Developing Nations: An Eight- Nation Analysis of East Asia." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2, Washington, DC. Guo, Gang. 2005. "State Capacity and Educational Spending in Chinese Counties." Paper presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Association of Chinese Political Studies, July 31, San Francisco, CA. Guo, Gang. 2005. "A New Broom Sweeps Clean? Turnover of Chinese County Mayors and Fiscal and Economic Performance 1996-2002." Paper presented at
the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 8, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2005. "Intended and Unintended Consequences of China's Fiscal Programs to Assist Poor and Minority Counties." Paper presented at the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 8, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2005. "The Pattern of County Government Expenditure in China: 1997-2002." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 18, Oakland, CA. Albritton, Robert B. and Gang Guo. 2005. "Sources of Institutional Trust and Regime Legitimacy: A Cross-National, Within-Nation Analysis." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 8, New Orleans, LA. Guo, Gang. 2004. "Changes in Democratic Values in Mainland China since 1990: Evidence from Surveys." Paper presented at the International Conference on Democracy and Democratization in Confucian Societies, April 25, Columbia, SC. Guo, Gang. 2003. "Grassroots Ideology of the Chinese Communist Party." Paper presented at the 61st Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 4, Chicago, IL. Guo, Gang. 2002. "A Strategic Theory of Party Recruitment in Mainland China." Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, November 7, Savannah, GA. Guo, Gang. 2002. "Party Recruitment and Political Participation in Mainland China." Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 28 - September 1, Boston, MA. Guo, Gang. 2001. "Analyzing the Interaction of Party Recruitment and Citizen Participation." Paper presented at the 2001 Political Methodology Summer Meeting, July 19-21, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. AWARDS AND GRANTS Summer Research Grant, the College of Liberal Arts, the University of Mississippi, 2016, 2013, 2006, and 2003. Summer institute sub-grant, The National Endowment for the Humanities, 2011 and 2006. Research grant on Environmental Security Concerns and the Three Gorges Reservoir Basin in China, the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability, 2008-2009. Visiting Fellowship, the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (USA), 2008. Research grant on Regional Environmental Cooperation and Conflict in the Mekong River Basin, the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability, 2006-2007. Faculty Travel Support grants, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the University of Mississippi, 2005-2007.
Fenno Research Proposal Prize, University of Rochester, 2000-2002. Charles E. Lanni Research Fellowship, University of Rochester, 2001. University Fellowship, University of Rochester, 1997-2001. Excellent Thesis, Institute of International Relations, Beijing, China, 1997. REVIEWER American Political Science Review American Journal of Political Science Journal of Politics Political Research Quarterly Comparative Political Studies British Journal of Political Science Journal of Comparative Economics American Journal of Sociology Social Science Quarterly Political Behavior Electoral Studies Political Studies Publius: The Journal of Federalism Legislative Studies Quarterly Policy Studies Journal Issues & Studies China: An International Journal Asia Pacific Journal of Education Problems of Post-Communism China Economic Review Studies in Comparative International Development Environmental Science and Policy Oxford University Press SAGE Publications Georgetown University Press Longman Publishers Lynne Rienner Publishers Rowman & Littlefield Publishers SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY Steering Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2010 to present. Comparative Field Committee, Department of Political Science, Fall 2002 to present.
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